Hair-crimper.



No. 789,041. I PATENTED MAY 2, 1905.

I. F. MARTIN.

HAIR GRIMPER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.11, 1904.

UNITED STATES Patented. May 2, i905.

PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES F. MARTIN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN B.HALL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

HAIR-CRIMPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 789,041, dated May 2,1905, Application filed January 11, 1904. Serial No. 188,442.

To all whmn it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, J AMES F. MARTIN, acitizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hair-Crimpers, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to a novel construction of a hair-crimper,comprising two or more jaws secured together at one of their ends insuch a manner as to be movable with reference to each other, suitablemeans being provided for connecting or locking the free ends of thejaws, whereby accidental displacement of the jaws in either direction isprevented.

It further consists of novel features of construction, all as will behereinafter fully set forth.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a hair-crimper embodying myinvention in open position. Fig. 2 represents a perspective view of thesame in closed position. Fig. 3 represents a plan view of a portion ofone of the members, showing another form.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in thefigures.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a hair crimper or curler, thesame consisting of the member 2 and the member 8, which are movablyconnected together at one of their ends in any suitable manner. In thedrawings I have shown an eyelet 4, which connects the said members,whereby they are movable with respect to each other. At the opposite orfree end of the member 2 is a reduced neck portion 5, formed by therecesses or cut-away portions 6 in the said member 2. The member 3 isprovided with the recesses 7, formed by the projecting portions 8, itbeing seen that the reduced neck portion is seated in the recess 7 by aproper manipulation of either one of the members, which being formed ofresilient material may be sufficiently deflected in a planesubstantially at a right angle with that of their relative pivotalmovement and the neck 5 placed in position, the

projecting portion 8 occupying the cut-away portions 6. In Fig. 3 I haveshown the projections 8 provided with lugs 9 or with a reduced openingto the recess 7 the effect of which is evident, as it forms anadditional locking feature for the members, the resiliency thereofpermitting the insertion of the neck. I preferably desire to make mymembers of flat strips, and, if desired, the free end of either of themembers can be slightly bent, as shown in the drawings.

It will be understood that the hair is wound around one of the membersand the other brought into engagement with said first member. By theinterlocking device referred to the two members are prevented or lockedagainst accidental displacement in all directions, the hair beingmaintained in position between the same.

It will be understood that the interlocking devices may be constructedin slightly-different form and may be elsewhere located than as shownwithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

It will be evident that various changes may be made by those skilled inthe art which may come within the scope of my invention,and I do not,therefore, desire to be limited in every instance to the exactconstruction herein shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A hair-crimper comprising members movably connected together at theirends, one of said members being formed at its free end with a recess andprojecting portions adjacent thereto, the other member having at itsfree end a cut-away portion adapted to engage said projections, wherebyaccidental displacement of the members is prevented.

JAMES F. MARTIN.

Witnesses:

WM. OANER WIEDERSEIM, C. D. MoVAY.

